Ravel Hotel, A Trademark Collection Hotel opened in New York City's Queens borough. The 113-room hotel is conveniently located in Long Island City, with easy access to Manhattan and LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy Airports.

Hyatt Hotels opened two new Hyatt Centric properties in South America. The Hyatt Centric Las Condes Santiago and the Hyatt Centric San Isidro Lima mark the Hyatt Centric brand's entry into these two South American countries.

Renaissance Hotels debuted in Poland with the opening of Renaissance Warsaw Airport Hotel. The hotel boasts 225 guest rooms and 9,000 square feet of meeting space. The property is 20 minutes from Warsaw city center and offers easy access to the airport and surrounding business parks.

Tribute Portfolio, part of Marriott International, Inc., debuted in Germany with the opening of Nordport Plaza, Hamburg-Airport, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel.

The Merrill Hotel & Conference Center, an IACC-accredited property in the downtown riverfront area of Muscatine, is now open.

MidAmerica casino resorts no longer have to gamble when it comes to attracting meeting professionals. Whether it’s a mutiflag salute for our troops, fire pits on stage or an underground rave party, gaming properties are betting the house that they can compete with any big-city counterpart.

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s luxury brand, announced it will convert the Mandarin Oriental on the Las Vegas Strip to the Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas in August 2018. Waldorf Astoria will assume full operation of the property with plans to reimagine and renovate the hotel.

The Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center unveiled the all-new Vineyard Tower. An addition to the existing resort property, the tower offers a contemporary take on the existing Gaylord Texan design.

Cvent released its annual lists of “Top Meeting Hotels” for meetings and events worldwide in 2018. The top venues were sorted geographically and rankings are based on each hotel’s group business performance on the Cvent Supplier Network.

The extensive transformation of the Detroit Marriott Southfield is now complete. A top-to-bottom redesign included all public spaces such as the lobby, all 223 guest rooms, pool, fitness center, the restaurant, a new concierge lounge and a new business center.